Author. Born in London England, he was a doctor of medicine, parapsychologist and science fiction writer. In the mid-1960s, he became the unofficial scientific adviser to the Doctor Who production group and started writing story line scripts. His most noted Doctor Who works were “The War Machines” (1966), “The Tenth Planet” (1966), “The Moonbase” (1967), “The Wheel in Space” (1968) and “The Invasion” (1968). His novels included “Mutant 59: The Plastic Eaters” (1971), “Brainrack” (1974), “Doomwatch: The World in Danger” (1975), “The Dynostar Menace” (1975) and “The Quest for Gaia” (1979). Pedler also was the author of “Mind Over Matter” (1981), which was based on the television series. He died of a heart attack at his home in Kent, England, at age 53. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)